UNAC has joined the campaign of the National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms to free Muslim political prisoners

During this month of Ramadan, we remember the many innocent Muslim political prisoners who are seeking freedom. The National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms, of which UNAC is a member is focusing on seven of them. Clemency Petition for five have been submitted. Please sign the support petitions below.

UNAC Protests NATO in Warsaw and the U.S.

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We are very pleased to announce that, following a lengthy round of deliberations, UNAC and several other organizations and leaders of the peace movement have initiated a coalition to oppose war and U.S./NATO intervention for a forced regime change is Syria. More than 30 organizations and about 20 prominent leaders of the peace movement have currently signed on the Coalition’s Points of Unity statement and have agreed to cooperate within the framework of an Ad Hoc coalition named Hands Off Syria Coalition.

Our objective is to create the broadest possible united front for peace and justice by peace activists and organizations in the U.S. and around the world to fight for an end all violence, intervention and sanctions against Syria, which is now threatening world peace.

Please click on the link below to view the coalition’s unity statement and sign to be part of this effort

Demonstrations against NATO took place in New York and in many cities around the world

This is a link to the video of the anti-NATO demonstration in New York City on July 9 as the NATO summit was taking place in Warsaw, Poland. The demonstration was organized by UNAC, the US Peace Council, International Action Center, Vets for Peace, Peace action of New York and New Jersey, Black Agenda Report, BAYAN and several other groups.

The situation in Odessa is getting more difficult as the right-wing federal government and the growing fascist movement try to suppress progressive voices. In response, we are now formalizing our work as the Odessa Solidarity Campaign, which will be an ongoing UNAC project.

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This campaign, which has been endorsed by Odessa’s Council of Mothers of May 2, will continue to support the Mothers and their call for an international investigation into the massacre of scores of progressives on May 2, 2014, as well as educating the public about the role of the U.S. in the developing economic and political crisis in Ukraine as a whole. This crisis must be seen in the context of the continuing U.S.-led NATO expansion into Eastern Europe, which violates an agreement the U.S. made with Russia at the time of the fall of the Soviet Union The result has been the military encirclement of Russia, creating a dangerous situation with a major nuclear power.

Please visit the new OSC website at www.odessasolidaritycampaign.org, sign the Council of Mothers’ petition for an international investigation and sign up to receive updates from the campaign. If you’re interested in being more active in this effort, please send an email to contact@odessasolidaritycampaign.org or UNACpeace@gmail.com and we will help you get involved.

Hands Off Syria Speaking Tour — USA

The Hands off Syrian Coalition, of which UNAC is a founding member is planning a series of speaking events on Syria throughout USA during the month of December. Our keynote speaker for these events is Eva Bartlett, independent Canadian journalist who has done a significant amount of reporting from Syria and is directly coming from Aleppo to the U.S. to participate in our speaking tour.

To see the confirmed cities so far, please go to the Coalitions web site at

We stand in solidarity with all oppressed people under attack at home and abroad!We urge full participation in the anti-Trump demonstrations!

In reaction to Donald Trump’s election victory, tens of thousands of people, most of them youth, have taken to the streets across the country in militant protests to condemn the racism, sexism, Islamophobia and anti-immigrant bigotry that Trump represents. Many are fearful, especially immigrants, Muslims and LGBT people. Their rage and that of their supporters signify the movement that needs to be built to end racism, wars and the attacks on working people endemic in the U.S. today. [read more]

Join community, labor, youth and faith organizers for important discussions. Work with human rights defenders and organizers to develop strategies to help build a stronger human rights movement in the SOUTH!!! Be part of plenary sessions and workshops! Get on the open mike to express your views!!! Hear spoken word artists and musicians as they inspire us with powerful lyrics and words!!! You won’t want to miss it! [read more]

UNAC Supports Human Rights in Odessa, Ukraine

​​​​Report from UNAC Delegation to Odessa: Anti-Fascist Resistance in Ukraine

Michigan Political Prisoner Needs the Support of the Peace Movement By Abayomi Azikiwe UNAC Administrative Committee

Rev. Edward Pinkney of Benton Harbor, Michigan, considered by many as a political prisoner, phoned into the Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice (MECAWI) weekly meeting on Mon. June 6. Pinkney is currently being held at Marquette Branch Prison in the Upper Peninsula of the state, a day's drive from his home and family in the southwest region.

Pinkney reported on the resistance by inmates at Marquette against the conditions prevailing in the food system. 700 people refused to attend chow on May 24.

The civil rights leader is serving a 30-120 month sentence on charges of felony forgery involving petitions collected to recall the-then mayor of Benton Harbor James Hightower. This case was heard by an all-white jury which convicted Pinkney without any material or circumstantial evidence.

For more information on his case and how you can support the national movement for his release, just visit the following website: B A N C O

​Report on Rally for Peace and Solidarity in New York City on March 13, 2016

None of the major candidate are talking about U.S. wars. Keep endless wars an issue during this campaign.

New York, NY - Hundreds of people rallied in New York’s busy Herald Square for a Day of Peace and Solidarity. Called by the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC), the protest brought attention to the fact that none of the major candidates are speaking about the U.S. wars and intervention happening in many parts of the world. The protest was under the slogan, “End to the Wars at Home and Abroad.” This was reflected by banners and signs that included, “Money for jobs and people’s needs, not war,” “Rebuild Flint! Rebuild our cities! End the wars,” “Defend the Black Lives Matter movement,” and “No to Islamophobia.” [read more]

At the end of World War Two, the city of Odessa in present-day Ukraine was declared a Hero City by the Soviet Union for its determined resistance to Nazi occupation. It’s a designation still valued by the people of this metropolis of a million people on the western shore of the Black Sea.

On May 2, 2016, Odessans once again showed their great capacity for courage. Defying threats by local and national fascist organizations, some 3-4,000 city residents, accompanied by international monitors from across Europe and the United States, gathered to pay their respects to the victims of a fascist massacre and press their demand for an international investigation. [read more]

From November 20 through the 28, UNAC supporters joined others from Code Pink, Witness Against Torture and the U.S. Peace Council at a peace conference in Guantanamo City, Cuba. Besides the large presence of U.S. peace and justice activists, the conference was attended by delegations from Canada, Mexico and many other countries from throughout the world. The conference was the Fourth International Seminar for Peace and the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases and was held at Guantanamo to draw attention to the fact that the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, generally considered the first U.S. foreign military base, still stands on land stolen from the Cuban people. [read more]

REPORT ON THE 'STOP THE WARS AT HOME & ABROAD!' UNAC's NATIONAL CONFERENCE

May 8-10, 2015, Secaucus, N.J.

Against a background of seemingly endless U.S. wars abroad and growing domestic movements against racist police killings, low wages and devastating climate change, more than 400 activists gathered just outside New York City May 8-10 for a “Stop the Wars at Home & Abroad!” conference that ratified an Action Plan addressing both domestic and international issues.

Sponsored by the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC), the conference, held at a hotel in Secaucus, New Jersey, brought together a wide range of activists, from those who primarily concentrate on international issues to mostly younger activists in the emerging movements such as Black Lives Matter, Fight for $15 and environmental change.

Conference delegates came from 29 states, as well as Canada, Britain, Germany and Ukraine. A number of now-U.S.-based activists represented struggles in their home countries of Colombia, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Mexico, Palestine, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Syria and Venezuel also attened.

Solidarity messages were received from Cuba, Ireland, New Zealand and Russia [Read more]

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UNAC announces upcoming conference

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​​The next UNAC conference will be held in Richmond, VA on the weekend of April 21 - 23. Please join us. More information will be announced soon.

Poland’s beautiful capital city of Warsaw was locked down tight for the latest Summit meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as leaders of NATO’s 28 member countries gathered July 8 and 9 to make decisions that seriously increase the risk of war with Russia.

Despite the lovely weather, few locals were on the streets, long stretches of which were cordoned off. Uniformed police officers in bright neon-green vests seemed to be everywhere, many with weapons drawn. Helicopters whirred overhead, military vehicles rumbled over cobblestone streets and police sirens sounded as motorcades carried dignitaries to and from the National Stadium by the winding Vistula River where the NATO Summit was held. [read more]

UNAC sent a representative to Warsaw, Poland to participate in the meetings, conferences and demonstration organized to oppose NATO as it held its summit in Poland. UNAC administrative committee member, Phil Wilayto spoke at the meetings and demonstration and brought solidarity from the U.S. antiwar movement. Below is Phil Wilayto's report from Poland

​​As the situation in Ukraine continues to deteriorate economically and politically, Progressive and anti-fascist forces are coming under increasing attack. This is the case for the Odessa Council of Mothers of May 2, which was formed by relatives of these killed and wounded by the fascist attack on protesters at the House of Trade Unions in Odessa on May 2, 2014. In response, UNAC has initiated the Odessa solidarity campaign. The web site is here: www.odessasolidaritycampaign.org. Please go to the web site and support the campaign.